Live!

Fun soulful jams. Not the sort of thing I would listen to on repeat due to the track length but nice to vibe with for a while.

Would be better not as a live album

not rlly my taste 2.5/5

Let's Start

Fun and enjoyable, especially Ginger Bakers drumming on Ye Ye De Smell

I liked it. Great sounds and the last track reminded me of a video game soundtrack lol

It was fine! Not usually my kind of jam, but it was interesting and upbeat, and something new for me to be exposed to.

What a gem! Such funky upbeat music. Loved this album. Add in Ginger Baker, takes it from 4 stars to 5.

Let's start - interesting music funked up. But just "ok" Black Man's Cry - better Ye Ye Dev Smell - very poor improv Egbe Mi O - Nah Drum Solo - good Overall a 3 for effort

Such a Jam!

I recently spoke of how I like Afrocentric sound, but struggled without any instrumentals and just the a cappella thing. I can like it but after a while it gets like (IDK) boring or something. Now we have the whole package in Fela Kuti, but even more so, we have Ginger Baker. Some pasty white guy that shows up in Nigeria and just crushes the percussions ... legend! I will look for this amazing album at my local record store because I want to here it on my home stereo now...

favourite: black man's cry least favourite: let's start YEAAAAAAAHHHHH cool album mayb 8/10

Great Afrobeat with some great drumming to boot courtesy of guest artist Ginger Baker of Cream fame. Feels like a great jam session with its drawn out but constantly engaging four tracks.

Never heard of Fela Kuti, but I knew Ginger Baker from Cream. Fantastically groovy live jam, a pleasure to listen to

Filing this under "how did I not know about this album earlier"? The drum solo made me want to get up and dance, so I did

Great collaboration

Amazing energy and vibe, virtuosic drum performances

Effortlessly cool

Last song, “Carry Me”, gets a bit too ridiculous with the kick drum at one point, but overall, this album is a fantastic listen. Really opening my eyes (ears) to the idea of gathering more LIVE albums.

Too jazzy

Having never heard of Fela Kuti, I went into this album with some trepidation. However this turned out to be one of the best albums that I have heard so far on the 1001 albums. Great fusion of funk and jazz and traditional African rhythms. Throw in Ginger Baker on drums and this is a fantastic album.

I liked it. It was good background music. The drum solo was sweet.

Richtig gut :') Auch die Produktion, dafür dass es ein live Album ist. Coole Drums. That's enough, the record is moving. 4,3.

Jsuis pas fan qu’ils mettent des albums lives, mais pour le Fela Kuti je peux faire une exception, tant qu’ils me génèrent ses autres albums studios plus tard

Amazing !

Instrumentals aren’t really my thing but this was still quite fun and good.

Fela's energy is infectious. The percussion, horns, and keys/guitar improvisations kept me hooked. Unknowingly had this record on loop for most of the day.

No one wants to listen to a 16 minute recording of a live drum solo, even if it's a good one.

It's not my typical type of music. The beats and instrumentals were ok, but I probably wouldn't listen to this again.

Interesante aproximación a la música africana con el reclamo de Ginger Baker. Bien por Fela Kuti

Starts off great! I love Fela's voice and confidence. The instrumentals are crisp and make me feel like I'm in an underwater cave? Black man's cry is flawless but Ye Ye De Smell drags at some parts Egde Mi O is great! Beautiful and upbeat. Loved this album overall.

Insane album. Percussion is incredible. Never heard of Fela Kuti but his energy is infectious. Check out his wikipedia page. Groovy jazzy african inspired music.

going to listen to it!

Album Nr. 52 Ne. Ich kann das nicht anhören.

Pretty phenomenal album that ends in near 20 minute drum solo.

Don't care for jazz

- Thought it all was one very long song - Great for cleaning the bathroom to!

What a banger of an album! Funky, chill -- One long song

(5,3/6) Afrobeat Funky jazzy live power

Yeah. I mean. Yeah.

Afrobeat from one of the pioneers. I knew a little about Fela Kuti but had never listened to a whole album. This was a really good find -- exactly the point of the whole 1001 Albums concept. I loved the rhythms and the horns -- you could feel the energy in the venue (which is often my criticism of live records). The lyrics and vocals were more in line with the rhythm than any kind of melody and were largely unintelligible. This was a really fun record, though I thought the individual tracks dragged on a bit -- I would have preferred three more at two-thirds the length -- so that dinged my rating a touch.

All right, I like this shit… Not all of it, not gonna listen to it all the time or maybe even often … But I dig jazz and i enjoyed this !!!

So the first song this live album was absolutely awesome - as "Let's Start" was incredibly well done, as the sound was crisp, and the players were definitely comfortable with each other, and all on the same page... My brain immediately thought - "...wow - this sounds like the African version of "The Buena Vista Social Club..." - which was an awesome album which should be on the 1,001, recorded by a number of amazing Cuban musicians in the 90's... Anyways, with my hopes up, the next song "Black Man's Cry" wasn't as good as the first, but the 3rd song "Ye Ye De Smell" steps it back up, and was better than the 2nd - but then the rest of the songs went downhill from there... The quality of the recording was very good for its age, and there is no arguing with the outstanding musicianship - but nothing can save a less-than-stellar song... Ginger Baker from Cream plays drums on the final 4 songs of the album, and always liked Ginger - and he seemed to enjoy playing with these guys... Final thought is that the last track on the album is 16+ minute drum solo with Ginger and some of the other drummers playing on this album... Now I'm a drummer, and I really dislike drum solos - especially long, bloated, and self-indulgent ones... I would rather see drummers incorporate their chops "into" each of the songs that they are playing - like Ginger does on "Ye Ye De Smell" - where the percussion is truly "integrated" into the song, as opposed to the drummer "just keeping time".... Unfortunately, the album ends with this long, meandering, and quite frankly - an incredibly boring drum solo that is about 12-minutes too long... The solo finally ends, and that's the end of the record - no applause, no "...thank you Cleveland, good night..." - it just ends suddenly... Can't remember the last time an album started out with such promise for me, only to end in complete and utter oblivion... There is definitely some excellent playing on this one, and the 2 songs that I've referenced alone made it worth listening to... Would probably give it a 2.50 - based mainly on musicianship, quality of the recording for a live album, but there's no way I can get this to a 3...

Great. Groovy. 2nd fela kuti in a row!

Short album insofar as there are only a few tracks, but all are lengthy. Each song started out strong and interesting and vivacious but tapered off into something less intriguing as they carried on. Was a chore to not skip some of the songs at minute 5 or 6.

Not much of a jazz listener but it's hard not to bob your head to this one

Loved it! Good jazzy beats, Ginger killing it on the drums. 4/5

Наверное это очень вовремя, пытаться установить правила оценки альбомов и вообще подход к 1001 на тридцатом или каком там альбоме, но тем не менее вчера я прослушал Live! трижды и осознал, как же не хватает 3.5 для неопределившихся. Супер музыка, очень энергичная, грув, танцы, все дела, просто невероятно записан, но я не думаю что это всё работает как альбом? В этом есть смысл? Лучшая песня - Ye Ye De Smell.

Interesting melange!

This is my second Fela Kuti album on the list and I've enjoyed both. This live one has a more raw and exciting feel to it and that lifted the whole thing. It's still not my go to, but I'm glad I listened to this.

Obviously very skilled musicians, but I found it quite repetitive

Þetta var hressandi. Ég fílaði þessa tónlist alveg ágætlega. Virðist vera hress gaur og skemmtilegur taktur. Ég held ég gæti sett þetta í gang af og til þegar ég er í djassstuði og leyft því að hljóma í bakgrunninum.

Songs are 12+ minutes long - it started good and if you want background jams this might work

Funky but just a tad too long. Not something I would throw on purposefully but good enough to make me say "huh that's not bad".

I don't think this is available in the states

Anticipated a 5, giving it a 3. The Drum solo track is my fave. Im probably to stupid to like it more.

Å nej, är det jazz... :( Avslutar med 16 minuter trumsolo, så klart. 1 / 5

• Omslaget ser ur som ett livealbum, de ser ut att ha det trevligt • Energi • Känns som bakgrundsmusik de hade spelat på streetfooden • Rhythm is king Betyg: Hade nog varit kul att se live, jag uppskattar vad det är, men att lyssna på det en timma såhär var lite slitsamt => 2/5

Enjoyable, but not super catchy and very long songs. Ginger Baker was a hell of a drummer, and so versatile! 4 🌟

5/5 excellent

Fela Kuti is becoming a favorite artist of mine because of this site. A fantastically prolific artist who has music on the brain.

Energetic!

This is good in terms of musicianship, groove, quite funky, enjoyable to a certain extent. Some of the sax and trumpet stuff is great, understated funky guitar etc. I don't like Live albums being on the list. And the songs are VERY long. The shortest is 7 minutes and 45 seconds. Which is fine, but at the same time, it does feel some go on for the sake of going on. If i was there live, i'd probably be loving it, which adds to the disconnect of it being a live album and on a list like this. I am not sure that after today I would ever listen to the album again, not to say that i didn't enjoy it, but there are so many albums on the list I'd love to revisit, I'm not sure this one makes that list.

awesome

Incredible. First 5 star album I've gotten.

Very different and some interesting rhythms.

Great combo of african rythmn and jazz drumming. But I don't think its anything really noteworthy.

Ok

Listened to Fela Kuti before but this album was new to me. Brilliant stuff

Real funky love album. Can be put on in the background while working and it’s not distracting

Decent vibe, better than expected. Secure 3 stars.

One of the more unique records I’ve gotten on this project—very cool to get this Afrobeat album, the fusion of African styles, jazz, and rock really works. Quite cool to have Ginger Baker on as a guest as well. The energy is electric, and Fela was a one of a kind performer.

Awesome jazz album, it's five songs but one whole hour! This album was very good to listen to and I enjoyed it very much. I loove jazz! 8/10

Jesus that drum solo blew me away at the end then Be about 3.5

I had a lot of fun with this (live) album. This is a perfect example of something that I will likely put on in my house while cooking or cleaning, and I may even explore some related albums. However, it is unlikely to turn into a genre I listen to reguarly. The recording is so well done, the instruments sound great, and the energy can be felt even this far away from when it was performed.

Good stuff for sure but nothing worth keeping it rotation.

Another absolute bop from the Kuti family. It's funky and chill and I've been using it for the past two days as study music. Great stuff! Not a huge fan of 16-minute drum solos but apparently I didn't even notice until my second run-through of the album.

Fantastic!

Afrobeats. Simple dance music. 3.5

Pretty good live album. The drum solo was epic. Really cool twist on jazz.

A soulful jam sesh Unknown words sang with passion Raucous drumming fun

Loved this album. The songs are a bit long, but it feels like a jam band concert, without having to deal with all the people. 4

groovy

Africain, beaucoup de percussions super et on bon funk. Sympa au début mais répétitif

Actually a jam!

This is what I came here for

4 es algo bastante fresco fuera de mis sonidos habituales, me abre horizontes y me sorprende que nigeria en los 70 tuviese a alguien con un sonido tan fresco para la epoca

I surprising liked it. Good music to play in the back ground.

an amazing african-jazz album. i prefer studio over live sessions so that’s why it’s not a 5 but if i could give 4.5 it would be that, very good. i loved how lengthy it was, yet how short it felt. the energy was a key ingredient and they nailed it. very talented group of artists.

Listen this at: 02/02/2024.

HL: “Let’s Start”, “Egbe Mi O” February 2, 2024

Incredible

Groovy sound, not overly special though

5* awesome

Loved the energy in this performance. Really great stuff

Ginger baker was a totally pointless addition to this record! Nice to hear some different music on this list!

It’s fine background music it’s just not my jam

This was a fun listen. It took me a bit to realize that there were African style drums along with the jazzy rhythms. The musicians were great, except for when there was a keyboard solo here and there. The keyboardist sounded as if they knew how to play chords, but when it came time to solo, they played the notes they knew were in the scale without having a good knowledge of soloing language. The lead singer was entertaining with his descriptions of the titles of each song, but it felt awkward at times when he would attempt to either be humorous or calm the crowd a bit. I know this might be an unpopular opinion, but the drum solo track wasn’t great. It had great moments, but I feel it dragged at times with the repetition of the rhythmic ideas not moving to another idea as soon as I would have liked it to. This could be a personal thing where I don’t understand African culture enough, and can’t appreciate the nuances of what the tribal percussions purpose is for. I will likely give this album another listen. But it receives a 3/5 for me.

I was expecting a lot of drum solos…but instead this is an amazing album. Great combo of Afrobeat/soul/jazz, absolutely fantastic. Okay ya, last track is a 17-minute drum duo duel, but it is still listenable. This was a real treat to find.

It was fine, casual background music

I just get really tired of songs that are over 10 minutes long and mostly drum and organ solos. I get it, you smoke pot.

Echt nice

Loved the jazz. Only wish the songs were slightly shorter but I enjoyed every moment.

I struggle to understand the appeal of anything I've heard by Fela Kuti and friends. It tries too hard to be dun, dance-y music and instead becomes repetitive down to the "one more time" being said far more than once. Is the musicianship quality? Sure, and I can recognize some good little moments in there, but when you're rocking four tracks that almost all exceed ten minutes, you need more than a solid lick or two to get me invested. Perhaps this was a party-and-a-half in the moment, but on wax it just feels like a man yelling at you for not enjoying his music enough.

Não ouvi

Unique and enjoyable- would I want to listen to it over and over? No, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

good vibes!

Ritmazo, pero no mi clase de ritmo. 3/5.

Wasn’t sure what to expect but what a cool album. Long-form jazz takes a certain kind of mood, but didn’t take too long to feel it. Very funky Afro jazz, great drums, fat horns… First time hearing of Fela, but I may have heard some of his music back in my jazz band days. Interesting to read up a bit about him while listening! Favorite song probably ‘Ye Ye De Smell’

The father of afrobeat. An absolute fave!

Classic!

Enjoyable listening, maybe too many drum solos

It was alright, the songs got long and drawn out and repetitive, it wasnt awful, but got tiresome to listen to.

afro Cuban rhythm stuff. Not bad but I got tired of it

Good album, very nice to listen to. Not exceptionally remarkable in any other way, though.

Great, as are all things by Fela Kuti. One star deduction for the presence of Ginger Baker, boo to that

There’s a story I remember reading at some point about the guy who was hired to play bass on Rapper’s Delight. He was told that he was supposed to play the same thing, the Chic sample, over and over again for 15 minutes straight, so that somebody could ‘talk real fast over it.’ This has always really struck me as an anecdote, because it relays in just a few sentences what the life of a studio or touring musician must really be like. None of that pretentious, artistic, express yourself through the music crap. Get out their, and play the riff perfectly for 15 straight minutes. The Rapper’s Delight anecdote betrays a dissonance with the fundamental idea of a lot of art, that I proposition comes from the way that writers and painters have been treated especially in Europe since, by my reckoning the Roman empire, but especially since the Renaissance. This is the idea of the genius. We hold an idea of an artist, as an individual, an auteur, presenting their own individual image for an artwork, and spending the time setting it to canvas or paper without interference, producing works of genius this way. Of course, we understand that this doesn’t work quite the same way for instances where groups are needed: film and television, theatre, music all require ensembles. But we have just as much tendency to place the overall credit of a collaborative work’s success or failure on just a handful of people: the director, the playwright, the songwriter. We are in the habit of seeing all art as the work of one genius. I’ve extolled the work of collaborative efforts in previous album reviews. For some reason they all seem to have been Rap albums, which I will have to do some further thinking about. But, it seems unfortunately necessary to point out that all artistic endeavours are inevitably group ones. Nobody can do everything, and nobody can do everything well. I’ve talked about Prince and how much I love everything but his production before. But he wouldn’t have been in the position he got himself into without people willing to promote him, play him, play with him live. Even the commercial side of of art is collaborative. I am obviously not the first critic to point this dilemma out. Necessarily, I am building on the work of other people, criticism is just as much a collaborative medium, if through proxy. Music it seems is even more so afflicted, the big names are almost always the singers or the bandleaders, the people who get top billing and so the most attention. Listening to Fela Kuti it’s easy to forget that there are a dozen other people on stage giving as much as they can to the performance. The best I’ve ever felt about my contribution to live music I’ve played was a night playing rhythm guitar in an Irish Folk group. Although I was just providing a basis for the strings and wind, it felt such an essential element, as if I was a bigger prt of something. Live!’s music is so vital and full of life, and as charismatic as Kuti is, I think that it’s important to remember the bass players, the Maurice Epko’s of this world, who provide so much grounding to the music we love, and do it not for the stardom, but for the love of the music. So to all of the unknown musicians out there. Thank you

I love the energy of his music, African funk that never stops driving.

so far so good. i really like the instrumentals not sure if i will listen to this again but its enjoyable enough to listen to all the songs all kinda sound the same i actually really enjoyed this album

Fantastic album! Great for listening while doing creative things.

this is badass. funky as hell

Pretty good! The backstory about Fela Kuti is wild - which made me like his music more. Definitely going to be digging into more of his work.

Absolutely stunning. I want to get a record player just to play this album. What a wonderful funky brassy delightful time. Obviously no skips and saved the whole album.

music lets start- OH GODDAMN. 7 black mans city- listen to that bass. i dont have a lot to say. but i love how it all ties together and you can hear a lot of african music influence. 6 or 7 ye ye de smell- i love his voice. ba ba ba ba . 7 egbe mi o- music. LAAAAA LALALA. 7 or 8. ginger baker and tony allen drum solo- theyre certainly drums. yeah. 6. its a little boring but honestly very impressive. favorite track. ummmmmmm?????? i love the singing on egbe mi o

More infectious grooves by the king of infectious grooves. This one just lacked the high end stand out song of some othe Fela records. I enjoyed it all though even the audience participation and the long drum solo

A nice jazz album with elements of world music. The fact that it is a live recording makes it feel more dynamic.

A nice "world beats" album by a guy I've never heard of. Totally listenable.

Fun and funky. long songs, but worth the time.

Thoroughly enjoyable album from start to finish. Great to listen to whether you are paying full attention, or playing in the background.

3.5

Para no ser un estilo que escuche con mucha frecuencia, me ha sorprendido bastante este disco.

A great funk rock performance. Songs are very groovy, especially if you're in the position to listen to 15 minute songs.

Fireeeeeeeee

I dont get it

Lively rhythms accentuate this 4 track, album. Need a good cardio workout? Put this on and groove for its full 46 minutes. Guaranteed to make you healthier, or your money back!

Oh yeah!

Very chill background noise, good album!

Holy crap how have I never heard this before? My head exploded. Is it jazz or funk? Afrobeat is what Wikipedia calls it but I'm still wrapping my head around it. Fela's voice blows me away, and Ginger Baker is incredible.

4 songs and a bonus very interesting. A long jam band session, neat

Really loved! Found myself dancing and humming. Liked that it was live too.

loved it, esp Ye Ye De Smell. What a treat!

Fuuuuuck. This album blew me away. Amazing from start to finish. Truly a perfect album

#97. Hurray! Some improv jazzy bullshit with some guy yelling random noises over it occasionally. Exactly what I wanted to listen to this morning. 2/5: Who is this for? Do people really enjoy this? Song added to playlist: Let's Start I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Loved this album. Ye Ye De Smell reminds me of five peace band. Very jazzy and lively. The layering of the instruments is fantastic. The drum solo track is an all-timer as well.

i had to dance to it!

Ok, not really my style, but can understand the important influence for roots / jam bands.

Pretty good, not my style though 6/10

pretty groovy record

Lovely funk. Another day and already another artist I hadn't heard of. It's clear these guy were having a ton of fun on stage. Favorite song: Egbe Mi O (Carry Me).

Fun disco music

Väldigt intressant. Måst lyssna pånytt

Interesting but didn't really stick in my mind.

Upbeat, jazzy, African, sounds like a party.

I’ll have to listen to other Fela Kirk works because I love the story of the native singer protesting and opposing his oppressive, militaristic government with music and activating the common people in their oppression. There was a musician in Argentina called Facundo Cabral who did exactly that, almost a parallel story to Fela Kuti but on another continent. As far of the quality and enjoyment of this Fela Kuti album, I’d give it a meh/10. Certainly he has better music, this was ok for background listening. Yet another 3 star album.

This was alright. My biggest problem with it is the backing instruments play the same 4 second loop while the main instrument solos. It isnt bad but it feels really repetitive. All in all 2 stars

Really different and interesting

Great

Meh. If there was 2.5 stars, this would get it. It’s bang average - didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Cool drums (drummer here) but nothing really stands out.

Hot damn this was fun.

Seven stars

Just not my style reference. May be good for workouts, though!

Another album which is undoubtedly funky but a bit overindulgent. All good though

Great intro to an album. Never properly listened to Afrobeat properly before and I enjoyed this a lot. The 16 minute drum solo was particularly impressive. Lot of love for this great album!

[Ginger Baker brought me here, but Fela Kuti kept me around the place.] Dangerous funky mix! If'n you can't dance to this mess, you are D-E-A-D! I suspect this music, administered in prodigious quantities with my wife's homemade borscht, could BRING BACK the dead! Dude can play the shit outta' that baritone sax, too! This band is old-school tight, something that I really don't hear in today's bands. The percussion section really brought the house down! I strongly suspect that pop musicians around the world secretly listen to this band, and dream what their music could actually become... If you want to hear a boatload of great musicians come together to make extraordinarily danceable music, Fela Kuti is right up your alley...

Amazing

Although way out of my normal listening genre, I did like this album quite a bit. Particularly the first two tracks. I like the overall style of everything on it, but for just general listening, the tracks are a bit long. But I listen to this, and I think of when I was much younger and going to some smoky club, drinking cheap whiskey on the rocks and just getting into the music. this would have been really, really cool. Not sure I could've found it anywhere near where I lived, maybe a place or two but it would've been tough. But I hardly ever go to clubs anymore. I drink much better whiskey. But I'd still like to find a place live to hear music like this.

Love this. Want to buy the vinyl!

Heavy duty drumming.

I was only slightly aware of Afrobeats and only in the context of western artists incorporating them into western music. This was amazing. I will definitely be seeking out more Fela Kuti and similar artists.

Awesome album

Listened once

Very cool, very fun

Let's Start- 3.7/5 Black Man's Cry- 4/5 Ye Ye De Smell- 3.7/5 Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want to Die)- 4.4/5 Total- 4/5

Strong live jazz album featuring some fantastic African drum beats and melodies. When the Sax comes on I sleep 😴

Solid. Ginger Baker is a kick ass drummer.

I think this music would be absolutely terrific live. I will probably add this to my collection in time as I think it is a grower (I already have some Fela Kuti music).

It was great music to listen to while cleaning the house. It wasn’t too stimulating so I was able to really focus on my tasks. Its the kind of music you can just chill out too and slowly drift off to sleep. The music is mostly instrumental which is generally not my cup of tea since I’m a singer. I also found it hard to dance to so despite it sounding very impressive I’m gonna have to give a rating based on my own enjoyment.

Puh, not my thing.

Fun. Lots of drumming. Super positive.

I liked it, probably would like it more if I understood it. But I still kind of liked it.

I felt like I was in a heist movie. Like the part where the go over the plan and you see the characters doing all the things… very oceans 11. I liked this but am unlikely to listen again. This is something I would give a 2.5 if I could but I will elevate it to a 3.

in the right headspace i think i would really be into this. probably deserves higher could i write power to this? n

I love the concept of Afrobeat music, but can't endure Fela Kuti for very long. The songs are repetitive and go on forever. ...And then there's a sixteen-minute drum solo.

I would give anything to go back in time and see this performance. Everybody in the band is so in sync and playing super tight. You can feel the energy even today.

I really liked this album. Fela creates n hypnotic groove on every song around which he weaves his always tasteful trumpet lines and politically charged lyrical stabs. I could do without the extended Ginger Baker drum solo on the last song but despite this excess this is a strong set of funky, jazzy, hypnotic music. 4 stars

Not into Funk or world music at all, but isn't this, why you want to listen to all this music in the first place.

Pas mon genre de musique

Very good album. Fela somehow not missed yet making +10 minutes songs nor boring and always keeping an groove with it. The Drum solo at the end was not necessary to be this long but its still impressive skillwise

Utterly amazing. I enjoyed this so much.

I feel like there is no other album I've listened to thus far as part of this project for which it is most appropriate and most accurate to say, “I dig it!” This is evidence that good music can transcends lyrics, not because there's anything wrong with these lyrics—I genuinely have no idea what they're saying, and it doesn't matter in the least. I would absolutely listen to more from this group!

Fun jam-band stuff with some good musicianship. 3.5.

Fela Kuti AND Ginger Baker. What’s not to love?

Yes I like it !!!!

Omg best album!! I couldn’t stop moving the entire time

This is absolutely scrumptious

This is an enjyoable - and typical - offering from Fela Kuti. I guess Ginger Baker is one of the drummers on this one. It's funky, upbet and relentlessly danceable throughout. I did find it - much like a lot of Fela Kuti's output - somewhat one dimensional, lacking any particular dynamics beyond 'breaking down' and building back up again, which, even that, is somewhat rare on this album. Enjoyable, listenable, not particulary mind blowing.

Didn't grab me at all. I imagine it'd be good live but listening to it on Spotify is not really that engaging

Ginger Baker two days in a row. Wild. This is worlds better than any cream album though. Holy smokes, funkingroovin

Not my bag

Oceans-11-esk Jazz, fast, funky, 70s vibes

I recognise the talent on display but just not my style of music. Wouldn’t listen to it again, but the band/Kuti are good at the style. I went a 3 because of the talent on display.

That Wikipedia was a wild ride. 27 wives ???? As for the album, fine - not my style but not objectionable

Sehr energetisch, wild. Lange Soli. Interessant aber nichts für mich.

Pretty good, really

I haven't listened to much afrobeat before. My main intro to it is the song Ice V by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard where they draw influence from afrobeat and I love that song. This album is jammy, groovy, and jazzy. A very enjoyable listen. I loved learning about Fela Kuti and the story of how the album came to be. I will definitely be listening to more Fela Kuti and other afrobeat artists.

Great drumming and jamz

Give me energy or give me death!! This album was way better than expected. It was energetic all the way thru. Which is more than most albums apparently 6.1/10

That drum solo on "Ye Ye De Smell" :0 so good

Great sound.

I really did not like this album. The songs all sounded the same and I do not understand how any meaning is received from this music. Definitely not my style. Favorite Song(s): N/A

Wow so cool! I had never really explored afrobeat, but what an introduction to it! I was working while listening to the album, so I ended up zoning out a little and was amazed pop up 1 hour later with only 5 tracks past. Each song is such a jam, and I love picking up notes of the many musical styles blended in. Black Man's cry is a stand out ofc, but the Tony Allen Drum Solo is killer and it blew my mind that a 17 minute track was devoted to that solo. I'm super glad I listened to this album - it's been added to my favorites.

I'm afraid I'm simply not the kind of person who can appreciate 16 minutes of a drum solo

What a fun, energetic album. It feels so fresh among so many medium rock albums. Maybe I should discover more Fela Kuti.

A strong sound with Ginger Baker that doesn't quite hit the high of his Zombie album.

The Kuti family never disappoints

Not for me

pretty cool live album with none other than ginger baker on drums.

This was kind of whatever

Infectious! I can see myself enjoying this even more in the future. Didn't quite care for the drum solo track at the end.

Loved the beat!

I'm partial to life albums, they always have more energy and are more fun to listen to. This was no exception

I bet this sounds amazing on vinyl. This is one artist I have stayed away from on purpose because I was afraid he would be amazing. And guess what? He is.

I find the amount of live albums on this list very alarming! But it was nice (mostly as background music). [0078/1001]

Tribalismo y sonidos étnicos para un disco que, teniendo mis respetos, no podría disfrutar plenamente a no ser estando puesto de sustancias psicotrópicas. Un apunte curioso en la trayectoria del legendario Ginger Baker.

It's good! Just kinda long

Neat album, blending of very different styles. Amazing Baker drum solo at the end.

I thought the rhythms were very interesting, and the energy of the music palpable.

Killer live album, good energy, long ass drum solo at the end

mjög grúví. djassað.

That drum solo on the final track. This was great.

I la-la-love this kind of music, 5/7 a perfect score!

Silence in the audience. “This is a tune I like to call __” ……AWUAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! I’d be dying if I was there lol. I liked this one tho funkadelices vibes

Very fun very lively I would’ve never found something like this if it weren’t for this list 🙏

Actually pretty cool

Catchy at some parts but I’ll never listen again. 2.5

great album

Never heard of this album or artists before. Not my favorite style, but glad I learned a new band today!

Horrible. I hated every second of this. It was a real battle to not skip through any of it.

Live jazz album, mostly instruments 3/4**** I like longer songs for jazz so this was good

This is funky, I like it but the songs are like 6 min too long. I still feel like giving this a 4.5 or maybe a 4.25 but ill round up. These groves are so tight. I can see myself coming back to this.

Stuff like this is the reason I started this 1001 project. The electricity in the room is palpable in this album. Imagine seeing this live.

I enjoyed the style of music. I really liked the song Black Man's Cry. I also enjoyed the Ginger Baker & Toney Allen Drum Solo.

It's all nice and good, but 15mins of the same hand-drummed beat is just a little too much.

Great rhythms, and it sounds so good it's hard to believe it's live. 3* for me, not sure I'd revisit, but love discovering more afro beats, the drums are a lot of fun.

Pretty good performance with one of the best drummers as a cherry on top. This is not my kind of music per se, but I liked it still m’n You can tell they had a blast in performing these songs! 7,5 out of 10

I thought it would suck, but it was quite good.

Albums starts off GREAT. Very cool and energetic. - At the ending there is a never ending drum solo that doesn't fit well with the rest. - Cool listen!

Actually really cool album.

TENES QUE CERRAR EL ESTADIO 9/10

The first track has a lot of funk and soul to it, and clips along at a nice pace. It gets a little groovy as the album goes on. Is it good? Yeah. Is it for me? No. I'm glad I listened to it, but I don't really see a place for it in my life.

Could have been 2 stars as well, but it surprised me and I had fun listening to it.

Not at all my type of music.

Day 59. Everything til now has been American or English, save 2 Canadian and 1 Icelandic. Finally an African album and ... it's OK. Very talented band playing for what sounds like less than 50 people. Not Fela's best, but worth the listen. The last track was recorded 8 years later.

Great. Upbeat, energetic. I really like Fela.

Excellent, but wouldn't seek it out

Very listenable, apart from possibly the final track which shows that there is such a thing as too much drumming. But the ensemble is pretty amazing and Fela provides great frontman vibes. 3.49999.

Mostly instrumental jazz live. Longs songs.

Was really enjoying it until the 20 minute long drum solo at the end.

Only listened to half the album but that shit revived my soul.

This has been on my vinyl bucket list since I watched the ginger baker documentary wanted my first listen of this to be on vinyl but I think this is a fantastic excuse to listen. Wow that was incredible I usually download the album we’re listening to for the day then delete it next day but this one is staying on my phone such an incredible sound I’m sure by now you all know my sexual tensions with horns and what it does to my tip well lemme tell ya this made me not cream my tip but full bust cum jizz skeet piss and shit out my tip I’m talking clean up in aisle Brendan’s pants. The drums on this album are crazy the bass is awesome my favorite song is ye ye de smell but every song is a ten for me the battling drums at the end were an incredible end to an awesome record. I started this on my walk home in the dark and cold and it set the mood for the rest of my night. I cannot wait to listen to this again and again and I cannot wait to get this on vinyl. -B (usting big nuts)

Maybe the best drum solo I have ever heard. This is an album that made me a drum appreciator in a way I sometimes fail to do. Cool piece of history, very listenable. While it’s blended traditional African music + American jazz + American funk, there’s parts that feel very Brazilian bossa nova to me

I really liked this. I had no idea what to expect coming into this but was pleasantly surprised. This album, much like electric lady land by Hendrix, feels like a jam session. While there is tons of technical sounds and arrangement, it still has a sense of improvisation that I really enjoy.

This was not my type of music, especially for the gym. I don’t think I’ll be looking for more.

This was interesting to say the least. Not likely to return as it kind of drones on at times and overall isn't really my thing, but definitely not a bad album. 3/5.

Great album. Ginger Baker goes off. 5/5

Not my jam

Jazzy and fun. One album, and hour of music and just five songs! Not for my daily listening life, but some good stuff.

Ye Ye Dick Small

Not quite for me but clear why it's influential and enduring

3.5/5

not for me at all

some are too pale

i felt that i was listening to the same drums over and over again, maybe i need to listen to it more.

Lively. But not my genre.

Jazzy

Seems like a good fun soul/jazz album. Not really my thing regularly but it was a fun groovy listen for today.

1 eller 2, 1 eller 2? Blir nog en tvåa trots att det är en liveplatta.

This album definitely benefits from being a live recording. The singing bit in Egbe Mi O is really fun.

Great jams

Not my style of music, too much going on and tracks went on forever.

Fela Kuti got me into Afrobeats long time ago, however, I didn’t know of this album. This was incredible. The recording quality is incredible for it being a live recording and the two last tracks will carry me forever. I think the best drum solo duo ever made. 10/10

Lot of fun. This had to have influenced Remain In Light. There’s even an outtake on Remain in Light called Acela’s Riff so doubt it’s a coincidence. Rating: 4.0

Really liked the brass section. Drums were awesome.

I involuntarily shook my booty throughout.

Interesting instrumental Very long drum solos Not very calming tried listening to it while falling asleep

reminds me of a heist planning scene from a cartoon

They were going off on the drums.

5* - magic

An extremely enjoyable experience.

I like! But its a lot of the same

This was unexpected but I'm liking it. Upbeat , groovy, happy listening. I like Let's Start Drifted off from listening and got distracted with cooking so I never finished it.

let's start is fun and funky, I can't tell if he's speaking another language or just scatting. These fellas really know what to do with a brass instrument. black man's cry is long! starting to get bored of this. I like the sing along part in egbe mi o ginger baker gets very boring with the 15 min drum solo. overall I did not mind listening to this, it was an interesting switch up in vibe and I have never really listened to music like this before. maybe it would be more fun if it was live and in front of me, but I wouldn't listen to this casually.

I'll start of by saying that a lot of the live versions are not going to be as good as studio versions. That being said I don't think I would want to listen to the studio versions either. It's not terrible but it's certainly very hard to listen to. Black Man's cry is very goofy sounding, and I can't tell if he is speaking a language or gibberish. The random screams are kind of good though, I feel like these songs would be great for sampling. The drum solo is not doing anything for me. I don't actually like drum solos unless they're like aphex twin flim.

Just started this album and I don't think Afrobeat is going to resonate with me. Very repetitive at times. Yeah, not doing much. The Drum Solo song is just that. Too long, not even that interesting. This album may have had some cultural importance 50 years ago but it's nothing special, maybe not even good. This does nothing for me as a casual first-time listener and might even push me away from the genre.

3/5

One could listen to this all day ... and has, in fact, just done so. One would also like to see a documentary about Ginger Baker's time in Lagos. Pound for pound, note for note, this might be the coolest, hippest album in this whole lot of a thousand plus.

Very easy to listen to. Actually never heard of him before this, so fortunately now I have.

Oooff! Elsker! Lekent, teknisk og retro! Ocean's Eleven soundtracket møter Buena Vista Social Club? Dette koste jeg meg med

fela kuti is probably my favorite discovery from this generator

The funk